Impacts on children's health of adverse childhood experiences of their mothers: A gender-specific mediation analysis using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

Numerous people have suffered adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) that can have lasting negative consequences. However, few studies have focused on maternal ACEs' effect on their children's health. This study aimed to evaluate the impact on children's health of ACEs that their mother...

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Published in:Journal of affective disorders 2023-02, Vol.323, p.232-240
Main Authors: Yang, Yuxuan, Cheng, Jianxin, Liu, Paicheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adverse Childhood Experiences
CHARLS
Child
Child Health
Female
Health of offspring
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Maternal
Mediating mechanisms
Mediation Analysis
Mothers - psychology
Retirement
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Summary:Numerous people have suffered adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) that can have lasting negative consequences. However, few studies have focused on maternal ACEs' effect on their children's health. This study aimed to evaluate the impact on children's health of ACEs that their mothers experienced. Data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2018 combined with the CHARLS 2014 Life History Survey were analyzed. The logistic regression was used to investigate maternal ACEs' impact on their children's health. Based on the stepwise regression model and bias-corrected bootstrap, we estimated the mediating effects. Maternal ACEs could result in harm to the health of children (P 
ISSN:0165-0327
1573-2517
DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2022.11.057